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  2. Thomas Bowdler - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Bowdler LRCP FRS (/ ˈ b aʊ d l ər /; 11 July 1754 – 24 February 1825) was an English physician known for publishing The Family Shakespeare, an expurgated edition of William Shakespeare's plays edited by his sister Henrietta Maria Bowdler. The two sought a version they saw as more appropriate than the original for 19th-century women ...

  3. List of epic poems - Wikipedia

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    Alliterative Morte Arthure (Middle English)(c. 1375–1400) Divine Comedy (Christian mythology) by Dante Alighieri; Cursor Mundi (Middle English) by an anonymous cleric (c. 1300) Africa by Petrarch ; The Tale of the Heike, Japanese epic war tale; The Brus by John Barbour ; La Spagna (Italian) attributed to Sostegno di Zanobi (c. 1350–1360)

  4. Pisces (astrology) - Wikipedia

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    Pisces (♓︎) (/ ˈ p aɪ s iː z /; [2] [3] Ancient Greek: Ἰχθύες Ikhthyes, Latin for "fishes") is the twelfth and final astrological sign in the zodiac. It is a mutable sign . It spans 330° to 360° of celestial longitude .

  5. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  6. Alice and Bob - Wikipedia

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    Example scenario where communication between Alice and Bob is intercepted by Mallory. Alice and Bob are fictional characters commonly used as placeholders in discussions about cryptographic systems and protocols, [1] and in other science and engineering literature where there are several participants in a thought experiment.

  7. Mercenaries in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    It is also likely that the group takes its name from The Wild Geese, the Irish who left Ireland following the Treaty of Limerick, since it was the Wild Geese serving France who finally broke the back of the English army at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745. The manga Dragon Ball features the Ginyu Force, elite mercenaries hired by Freeza.

  8. List of metafictional works - Wikipedia

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    This is a partial list of works that use metafictional ideas. Metafiction is intentional allusion or reference to a work's fictional nature. It is commonly used for humorous or parodic effect, and has appeared in a wide range of mediums, including writing, film, theatre, and video gaming.

  9. List of fictional antiheroes - Wikipedia

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    1 Literature. 2 Film. 3 Comic books. 4 Television. ... This article may contain excessive or irrelevant examples. ... Infamous [291] Alex Mercer Prototype [45] [291]